Cleaning Your Refrigerator Because of a Food Recall

If you have a recalled food item in your refrigerator, it’s important to throw out the food and clean your refrigerator. Germs in the recalled food could spread to drawers or shelves in your refrigerator.

How to Clean your Refrigerator After a Food Recall

Items needed to clean your refrigerator:

Sealed Bags

Warm, Soapy Water

Clean Towels

Optional: Water + Bleach

STEP 1 – Throw out recalled food

Throw out the recalled food, and any other foods stored with it or touching it.

Put it in a sealed bag in the garbage.

If the recalled food was stored in a reusable container, wash it with warm, soapy water before reusing.

STEP 2 – Empty your Refrigerator

Empty the rest of the items in your refrigerator and put them on a counter or table while you clean.